Tuesday, 31 January 2017

I am continuing some of my Malawian photographs and
these were taken again in David’s garden.
This Variable Sunbird was very active looking for food in this bush and
was extremely difficult to photograph. He is moulting and has not receiced all of his beautiful new plumage.

Monday, 30 January 2017

I am continuing some of my Malawian photographs and
these were taken in David’s garden.
There was a pair of these birds actively looking for food round the end
of the swimming pool area. They are called
Blue Waxbill.

Saturday, 28 January 2017

As most of you know this week I am showing you images
from my time last Saturday when I visited Mount Stewart Gardens, near Newtownards
and on my way on I stopped to photograph these 2 Boxer dogs and speak to the owner.
The brown one was a rescue dog and the other one is 13 year old and both
are very good friends. I am linking withSATURDAY CRITTERS.

Many thanks for visiting and also for all the comments
you leave on this post.

Friday, 27 January 2017

As most of you know this week I am showing you images
from my time last Saturday as I walked round the lake at Mount Stewart Gardens,
near Newtownards. I am starting with REFLECTIONS images to fit
into the meme Weekend Reflections. However
I have had to go back to my Malawian photos to find shots for the Letter D, Favourite
and Close Up for FRIDAY’S HUNT.

This is their DOG being DOUSED, well nearly DROWNED, I think
while having a bath. DELUGE amounts of
soapy water were poured over him and afterwards he was DRENCHED with clear
water from the hose pipe when he was hosed DOWN. You can see Judith is wearing a DRESS.

Now for the CLOSE UP above.
As you can see it is of a Giraffe called Mrs G and in later posts I will
show and tell you more about her and her husband.

So that leaves my last image below and it is
my FAVOURITE. It has The Children’s DAD,
Jon, My DAUGHTER Judith, DANIEL, my grandson and Annika my grandDAUGHTER and
was the last shot I took prior to my DEPARTURE for home. A DELIGHTFUL image for me to remember.

Thursday, 26 January 2017

Last Saturday I walked round the lake at Mount Stewart
Gardens, near Newtownards and what a stunning picture it was but today to fit into
the meme, GOOD FENCES. I am showing you a little ‘bridge’ which is closed at present
as they will be soon be repairing it so that the public may walk a little further out on the lake. You may be able to see some Black headed gulls, Mute Swans and a few ducks in the distance.

Look in tomorrow to see some more beautiful reflection images of the lake at Mount Stewart.

Many thanks for visiting and also for all the comments you leave on this post.

Wednesday, 25 January 2017

These are the flowers I found blooming this January as
I walked round Mount Stewart Gardens last Saturday. I was surprised to see quite a number of Rhododendron
trees is full bloom with Camellia not far behind. There were the beautiful little Snowdrops and the Mahonia lighting up the gardens with the different colours of orange and red around the sometimes still green buds and other times the yellow flowers had burst forth. The Hamamelis mollis was stunning but to my great surprise I found this gorgeous little Rose (last image) still delighting me with its blooms.

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I have retired from a medical background, from teaching a 3 year City and Guilds; and also running a Bed and Breakfast. I have taken up bird watching later in life however I became very enthusiastic from the beginning and was greatly encouraged by other bird watchers. For the past 8 years I have led a bird group in my town and have become a guest speaker on cruise shipstalking about Birds around the world. I have travelled quite a bit,in particular to Australia where one of my daughters lives. I have now as many birding friends there as at home in Northern Ireland. I love Nature and being able to share that with others of like mind. I also like photography and do my best to photograph birds although I sometimes get a bit frustrated as my zoom is just not powerful enough.

My daughter and family that were in Australia have now moved to Malawi to work and I have visited them several times as well as visiting Zambia. I.live in Northern Ireland which is part of the UK and it is a beautiful place to live however I love travelling and wil continnue to travel aslong as I am able. I would love to go to visit bloggers that I follow and they are always very welcome here in N. Ireland.